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| The age during which it is believed that the first cremations took place. |
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| Year in which it is believed that the first cremations took place. |
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| Who said, "Show me the manner in which a nation or community cares for its dead and I will measure with mathematical exactness the tender mercies of its people, their respect for the laws of the land, and their loyalty to high ideals."? |
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| The beginning of the development of an independent funeral industry was first seen where? |
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| Who developed the grand columbaria? |
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| Who constructed the first crematory in the United States? |
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| What year is considered to be the dawn of the cremation age in North America? |
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| Where did Dr. LeMoyne perform his first cremation? |
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| When utilizing a third party crematory, where is it best practice to go following a removal from the place of death? |
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| The verification of identification of the deceased begins at the place of death and ends when? |
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When the authorized family members receive container holding cremated remains
At the place of final disposition |
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| If a family chooses to sign a waiver refusing identification of the deceased, what should a funeral practitioner still be concerned about? |
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Misidentification, and the other deceased's loved ones
Not receiving signatures from all authorizing agents |
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| When can a funeral professional consider the family served? |
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| Once the cremated remains have been verified and returned to the legal authorizing agent |
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| Cremation is the reduction of the body to ____ bone fragments. |
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| Who has the right to include and exclude people from viewing the body? |
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| The preparation of the body for cremation is always directed by... |
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| A duty to make good any loss, damage, or liability incurred by another. |
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| Common circumstances resulting in litigation with respect to cremation include... |
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Cremating the wrong body
Cremating without authority or informed consent
Co-mingling cremated remains |
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| If cremated remains are in more than one container, where do the disposition permits need to go? |
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| Separate copies should accompany each container |
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| When scattering or burial of cremated remains at sea, how many nautical miles off shore must it take place? |
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| When packaging cremated remains, how many containers should there be? |
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| Why do many funeral service professionals discourage shipping internationally? |
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| The package is difficult to track once it leaves the United States |
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| The placement of cremated remains in a communal repository requires an... |
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| Is a permanent urn required to ship cremated remains? |
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| Urns should not be lined with ___, as it will prohibit a successful x-ray. |
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| After selecting a third party crematory, where should files and records be kept? |
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| In a safe place in the funeral home |
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| What is considered as the cornerstone of establishing and maintaining a good working relationship with a third party crematory? |
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| Degree to which light is reduced when viewed through a smoke plume. Visible emissions. |
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| A leak resistant zippered bag designed to contain a dead human body and body fluids and is used mainly for the removal of dead human remains from the place of death. |
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| If a crematory refuses or fails to provide the funeral home with the requested documents, this should indicate what two things? |
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The crematory has something it would rather you not know about
It is best to continue searching for a different crematory |
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| When should a funeral home inspect a third party crematory? |
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| Three important items for a crematory inspection checklist. |
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Facility is clean and orderly
Appropriate licenses and permits are posted
The facility is secured by an alarm system |
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| Practicing due diligence regarding selection and retention of a third party crematory is a process of how many steps? |
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| The act or instance of burning which involves a chemical reaction in which oxygen is rapidly combined with fuel, giving off heat. |
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| The combustion process involves how many phases? |
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Two
Primary and Secondary combustion |
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| Where does primary combustion occur? |
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| Products settle and remaining gases discharge from the crematory stack. |
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| Three elements of the cremation process deemed critical for the successful combustion that takes place in the secondary burner. |
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| Time, Temperature, Turbulence |
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| What range should the temperature of the secondary chamber be? |
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| 1400-1800 degrees Fahrenheit |
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| Which classification of wastes has the description of human and animal remains consisting of carcasses, organs, and solid tissue wastes from farms, laboratories, and animal pounds? |
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| Which classification of incinerators is described as crematory and pathological incinerators? |
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| Two different types of crematory design. |
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Retort design
In-line design |
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| What is the primary difference between the two crematory designs? |
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| The flow of gasses during operation |
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| The secondary chamber should be how many degrees hotter than the main chamber? |
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| The chamber where the actual cremation takes place. |
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| What lines the interior of the crematory? |
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| What helps aid in the smooth movement of the cremation container into the cremation chamber? |
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| High density cardboard rollers |
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| What are the three reasons it is best to remove components containing zinc prior to cremation? |
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Produces thick white smoke
Anti-cremation equipment may malfunction
Glitch in the entire cremation process |
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| Which type of casket is not classified as ferrous? |
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| When should metal caskets be cremated? |
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| Last cremation of the day |
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| Which type of casket should never be cremated because it contains high levels of zinc? |
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| What two problems might a funeral director encounter when a family wishes to use "green" options when considering cremation containers such as a cremation pouch or green burial shroud? |
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The container will not be rigid
The container will not allow for the safe and successful placing of remains into the chamber |
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| Three "green" terms associated with cremation containers. |
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Wicker containers
Pouches
Shrouds |
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| What type of urn is best when air travel with the cremated remains is chosen by the family? |
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| What is the current appropriate capacity for the cremated remains of an adult? |
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| What is the capacity for most child containers? |
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| The capacity for infant containers is usually below... |
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| What is an example of how to give the family a tangible concept to consider when selecting a container for the cremated remains of a loved one? |
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| The capacity of keepsake containers varies greatly, but what is the estimated range? |
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| What are the two fundamental purposes of an outer burial container? |
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Support the weight of the earth
Protect the contents of the urn or casket |
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| The door to the primary chamber, typically electronically or hydraulically operated. |
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| Specially designed cremation tray to contain infant and stillbirth cremated remains in a smaller area in order to improve the possibility of retrieval. |
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| Outer burial container without a lining or sealing properties. |
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| A solid surface upon which waste material with high moisture content or liquids or waste material may turn to liquid before burning. |
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| A container constructed for placement in the earth around a casket or urn, including but not limited to, containers commonly known as vaults, grave boxes, and grave liners. |
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| Pre-pulverization, removing foreign materials from cremated remains in the preparation for pulverization. |
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| The reduction of identifiable bone fragments after the completion of the cremation and processing to granulated particles by manual or mechanical means. |
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| A specific crematory design in which the air flow is from front to back, then underneath the hearth prior to exiting through the stack. |
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| Chamber within a cremator where unburned combustible gases from the primary chamber are completely burned. |
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| A heat-sensing device, typically crematories have one in each chamber. |
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